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Measurements in Sports

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study measurement problems. In this geometry lesson, 6th graders discuss the different types of measurement used in sports and answer questions regarding measurement problems in sports.
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Field Goals, Balls, and Nets

For Teachers 6th Standards
Score a resource on ratios. Young mathematicians learn about different ways to express ratios. Using sports data, they write statements about the statistics in ratio form.
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The Shapes of Sports

For Students K - 1st
Bring shapes onto the pitching mound! There are two diagrams here depicting a basketball court and a baseball field. Learners identify the shapes they recognize on each. They get a little guidance for the first one, but you should note...
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Academic Vocabulary: Sports Challenge

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This PowerPoint enables students to review mathematical terms in an interactive review game format. The slides contain a question about a mathematical term and the students must answer with the correct vocabulary word in order to get...
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Math Investigations

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students brainstorm how math is used in daily life. They develop a class list of different topic areas in which math is used and work in small groups to think of specific examples of how math is an important part of their lives.
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Improving Students' Math Proficiency

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
We can help our students improve math proficiency by using a cross-curricular approach and multiple problem-solving techniques.
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Going to the Game (systems)

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Seven real-life math problems require the solving of simultaneous pairs of linear equations. Although a similar approach is taken for most of the problems, the topic of sports stadium concessions should keep the interest level high. As a...
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Math Moves U

Collecting and Working with Data

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Add to your collection of math resources with this extensive series of data analysis worksheets. Whether your teaching how to use frequency tables and tally charts to collect and organize data, or introducing young...
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Tale of the Tape

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can baseball and skeet-shooting be modeled mathematically? Sports lovers and young mathematicians learn how to use quadratic equations and systems of equations to model the flight paths of various objects.
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create and solve word problems using the boxscores from the sports section of the newspaper. The role play the sport, define abbreviations used and examine the fundamentals of scoring the sport.
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The Handley Sports Problem

For Students 11th
In this probability worksheet, 11th graders analyze how many students participate in four different sports using the probability of an event ocurring. There are 4 questions on this worksheet.
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comparison of Two Gender Sports Teams

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars gather data on sports team and create a box and whisper plot. In this data collection lesson, students find the median, the quartile range, and relationships between variables.
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Health Education: Sports Protection

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders look at personal protective equipment. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders identify personal protection equipment needed for sports and recreational activities.
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Real Math

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore careers that require math knowledge and solve real life math problems. As a class, they compare and contrast classroom math to real life math and explore the links between algebra, geometry and math skills used in...
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Bowling Math

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners calculate bowling scores by using math skills. In this bowling lesson, students take a trip to a bowling alley and use a worksheet to figure out bowling scores. Learners use prior math skills such as addition to calculate their...
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Math: Graphs and Their Symbols

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine different types of graphs and discover the meanings of the symbols used on them. After gathering data about themselves, their communities, and the world, they use that information to create graphs. Among the...
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Music and Sports

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
With so much talent in the classroom, do your musicians and athletes have related interests? This problem has your learners taking data from their classmates to decide whether there is an association between the two activities. The...
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K5 Learning

Force

For Students 3rd Standards
Follow-up a physical science lesson with a reading passage that connects sports to force. Readers respond to six short answer questions that requires them to use the text as a basis for the answers.
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Running on the Football Field

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Make your class into Pythagorean theorem fanatics in no time. What a great resource to get your sports enthusiasts into the math game! Read the commentary so you can you can strategize how to apply the three math practices.
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Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Although graphing a linear inequality on the plane is but a few steps added onto the graphing of a linear equation, for many learners the logical leap is quite intimidating. This approachable PowerPoint presentation breaks graphing...
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Creating Linear Inequalities in One Variable

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Just when a young mathematician starts to feel comfortable turning word problems into linear equations, shake things up and throw inequalities in the mix. This excellent, instructive presentation takes the steps for solving an...
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Out and About: The Science of Sport

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students take a closer look at sports science. For this hands-on learning lesson, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover details related to the...
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Probability and Sports

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the concept of probability in sports. In this probability in sports lesson plan, students research a sport that they enjoy. Students find probability information related to their sport. Students share their findings with...
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Sports Activity Stations

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe and understand forces applied to an object and the change in speed or direction of the object. In this forces lesson, 4th graders divide into groups and play at various sports stations. Students mark push or pull...

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